Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
You are viewing artwork which was included in the Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art, which took place on Monday, November 22nd. The posted prices include the 20% Buyer's Premium and works marked “Sale Closed” remain available for possible after-sale purchase. Further details regarding buying with Cowley Abbott can be found by referring to our Conditions of Sale and the "How to Purchase" page.
FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
Island Landscape
oil on board
signed lower right
8.25 x 10.5 ins ( 21 x 26.7 cms )
Sold for $43,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
CHRISTIAN MARCEL BARBEAU
Rétine Ying Yang
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1966 on the reverse
54 x 54 ins ( 137.2 x 137.2 cms )
Sold for $60,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JOHN WILLIAM BEATTY
Early Spring, Algonquin Park
oil on board
signed lower left
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )
Sold for $168,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
PAUL-VANIER BEAULIEU
Still Life with Tomatoes
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1948 lower right; signed on the reverse
28.5 x 23.5 ins ( 72.4 x 59.7 cms )
Sold for $10,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Procession
oil on board
signed and dated 1897 lower right; inscribed “Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Procession passing the National Gallery, London, June 22nd, 1897” on the reverse
6 x 9 ins ( 15.2 x 22.9 cms ) ( sight )
Sold for $4,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
RONALD LANGLEY BLOORE
Peace Stars for Vince #IV
oil on board (diptych, framed together)
signed, titled, dated 1988 and inscribed “IV” on the reverse of each panel
96 x 96 ins ( 243.8 x 243.8 cms )
Sale closed.
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Beach Crowd
oil on canvas
signed lower right
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )
Sold for $108,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
WILLIAM BRYMNER
Longings / At the Window
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1887 lower right; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
18 x 14 ins ( 45.7 x 35.6 cms )
Sold for $28,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Jeté en l’air
colour screenprint
signed, titled, dated 1976 and numbered 44/100 in the lower margin
28.75 x 40.25 ins ( 73 x 102.2 cms ) ( sheet )
Sold for $10,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Red and Green
watercolour and collage
signed and dated 1957 lower right
18.5 x 22 ins ( 47 x 55.9 cms )
Sale closed.
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Portrait of Ruth McCreary
oil on board
signed lower right; titled, dated and inscribed “For Cdn. Home Journal Mag il.l” on the estate label on the reverse; Inscribed “P-12” and “66” on a second label on the reverse
26.25 x 20.25 ins ( 66.7 x 51.4 cms )
Sold for $11,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Purple, Lime, Brown
oil on canvas
titled and dated “1965 March” on the reverse
72 x 69 ins ( 182.9 x 175.3 cms )
Sold for $432,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Sundown, Carson Lake
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “Late Afternoon” on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Sold for $23,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Near Kincardine
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )
Sold for $40,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
ROBERT DAVIDSON
Bird in the Air
epoxy powder-coated aluminum
signed with initials, dated 2013 and numbered 4/12 on a brass plate at the side of the base; titled on a gallery label on the underside of the base
11 x 17.75 x 7.5 ins ( 27.9 x 45.1 x 19.1 cms ) ( overall (including base) )
Sold for $13,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
NICHOLAS DE GRANDMAISON
Untitled Portrait
pastel
signed lower right
22 x 16 ins ( 55.9 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $8,400.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021
Fall Live Auction of Important Canadian Art
Monday, November 22nd at 7:00 pm EST
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
60 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto
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